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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Private dwellings targeted by drones; family members injured or killed. A school hit. Just a regular day (and night) in Ukraine. Russia killing civilians, not accidentally but deliberately, as a policy. But terror bombing didn’t work during WWII. It won’t make Ukrainians stop defending themselves.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Russia said exactly the same about Ukraine in 2014 - just before sending infantry, tank, airborne and air defence units into Ukraine's Donbas in August 2014. Russia said the same thing again about Ukraine in January 2022 - just before attempting the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

7:20 PM: The Trump White House just denied CNN access to arrivals at the State Dinner for China’s leader, in defiance of court orders and in violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

At the U.N. this week, Donald Trump raised the prospect of annihilating Iran’s Islamic Republic, denied U.S. munitions shortages and dismissed global warming and AI in one sentence. None of it shocks the way it once would have, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.

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Trump’s Bluster Isn’t Landing Like It Used to

The president’s rhetorical extremes once alarmed global leaders. But his latest U.N. speech showed how their shock value has diminished.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s not his house. He’s a tenant

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Are the BlueSky checkmarks new? I don’t think I had noticed them before

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Unlike Trump’s tinkering with maps, this change will have a real impact

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Iran used Claude to target “hundreds of individuals in Israel and the Jewish diaspora,” to track U.S. forces, develop weapons guidance software and wage “cognitive warfare” to spread propaganda, according to a report by Anthropocene, Claude’s AI company. jewishinsider.com/2026/09/anth...

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Anthropic report reveals Iran-linked actors used AI tools to target Jews, develop weapons

The threat intelligence report detailed how Anthropic disrupted several actors running influence operations, building weapons guidance software and surveilling U.S. naval forces

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oh, look. Trump has spawned a new international crisis. After he promoted Northern Ireland break from UK, now: “Irish, Scots and Welsh leaders meet to plan break-up of United Kingdom” www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Throughout Europe, there’s a growing push to “de-risk” from the United States. Gold is the latest front in that campaign, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.

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Gold Is No Longer Safe in America

Throughout Europe there’s a growing push to “de-risk” from the U.S., and gold is one front in that campaign.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Russia's next target? The NATO country that can feel Russia's hot breath on its neck fridainsight.substack.com/p/lithuania-...

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Excellent reminder even for government-hating libertarians, that the government has a vital role to play in daily life. See what happens when it steps away. It's not pretty!

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Years ago, I wrote about an AfD surge "The country we thought was inoculated, immune to nationalism after its experience last century – nearly destroying itself and large swaths of the world by backing a populist nationalist party – will no longer recoil from those ideas" www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/o...

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We can say goodbye to a stable Germany | CNN

Though Angela Merkel successfully won re-election, the disturbingly strong performance of the far right Alternative for Germany is what will send jolts at home and abroad, Frida Ghitis says.

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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“40,000 🇨🇦 Canadian Soldiers, 153 of whom died, fought with us after 911. They weren’t attacked. WE were attacked, but they sent their troops to go fight with us.” The way the Felon has treated our Canadian friends, we are not worthy of their friendship. His actions are disgusting and disgraceful.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The more corruptly he acts, the wealthier he becomes. That's how it works.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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We can say goodbye to a stable Germany | CNN

Though Angela Merkel successfully won re-election, the disturbingly strong performance of the far right Alternative for Germany is what will send jolts at home and abroad, Frida Ghitis says.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For Labor Day, may I recommend the story of a man who disobeyed his bosses at great risk to himself, and in doing it made a difference whose impact will live on for generations. fridainsight.substack.com/p/he-disobey...

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He Disobeyed His Government, So Thousands Survived

The incredible story of Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat in WWII Lithuania, whose name everyone should know.

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Western experts were once convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin would not dare tangle with NATO. Reporting from Lithuania, WPR columnist @fridaghitis.bsky.social finds that belief has changed—and that Lithuanians are meeting the warnings with remarkable equanimity.

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Lithuania Fears It Could Be Russia’s Next Target

The country is bracing for a possible Russian confrontation with NATO as concerns grow about Moscow’s intentions.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Trump is an outlaw. And our system was not built for an outlaw in the Oval." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...

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Opinion | Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts (Gift Article)

Courting authoritarianism with a rapacious Trump.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Chilling warning from Zelensky to international aviation: “The safe days in Russia’s skies are over.”

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Seven new appointments to Iran’s security apparatus point to a harder line at home and abroad—not the “smarter and less radical” leadership U.S. President Donald Trump described in April, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.

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Tehran Signals Continued Defiance With Elevation of Hard-Liners

New appointments to Iran’s security apparatus indicate the government is hardening its position both at home and abroad.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ukrainian flags are still flying in Lithuania

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It took a while, but now even Republicans are angry about Trump's blatant corruption. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

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Opinion | The Art of the Self-Deal

Thoughts on how Trump-era corruption is affecting Americans as a people.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

“There is no deal, no art; it’s a self-inflicted erosion of American power.” @fridaghitis.bsky.social

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hard to believe but true: Bill Clinton brought the deficit to zero. Now the national debt is $40 trillion. The $40 trillion ($40,000,000,000,000) was incurred over 250 years but nearly one-third over it during Trump's presidencies.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Support for Trump among Republicans has fallen from 91% to 63% in the latest YouGov poll. And, in a jaw-dropping turn, Trump's approval among "Non-MAGA Republicans" has collapsed, from 84% to 19%

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

How many red lights go off with this story? A Russian state-controlled firm, building a nuclear power plant in Egypt, accused of grave "deliberate" safety violations, also building a plant in Hungary, the heart of Europe. I can think of ten different reasons to worry. www.politico.eu/article/rosa...

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‘Deliberate negligence’: Russian nuclear power company with EU operations accused of violating safety standards

Rosatom’s Egyptian plant will use the same technology as a facility the company is building in Hungary.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Look at the font at the bottom where it says “We are going to win.” That’s a hell of a dog whistle.

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan modeled the mutual defense clause of their new Mecca pact on NATO’s Article 5. Days after it was signed, though, Houthi drones struck a Saudi refinery, and no collective response followed, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.

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The Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Defense Pact Will Never Be a ‘Muslim NATO’

The new alliance reflects a changing regional security environment, even if its mutual defense clause is unlikely to hold up in reality.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Watch how Ossoff manages to stay on message no matter what the question. It always lands back to his campaign. That's a disciplined candidate

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“…commercial pilots, school bus drivers and air traffic controllers all must periodically demonstrate that they are well enough to perform their work.” Trump Has Not Looked Well, and We Should Know Why. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/o...

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Opinion | I Was Dick Cheney’s Cardiologist. I Have Questions About Trump’s Health.

The president has not been looking well. Americans should get answers to these seven questions.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Trump's approval rating has collapsed to a dismal 33% in the respected YouGov poll for @economist.com

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is important. If Trump's endorsement no longer works, if he's lost his power over the GOP electorate, elected officials may just stop being afraid of him. Perhaps they'll rediscover their spines.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

One of the memories I have from covering the devastating earthquake in Armenia, Colombia, in 1999, was the way the population mobilized. Housewives were cooking giant vats of food to take to those who had lost their homes. Everyone was hard at work. The same thing is happening today. #Colombia

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A new wave of once-elected autocratic rulers have learned to capture the courts and the legislature, then use them to erase the limits on their power, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.

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The 21st-Century Authoritarian’s Playbook

The new wave of autocratic rulers gains power at the ballot box, then manipulates the levers of power to perpetuate their rule.

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